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Safely managed drinking water
World figure
73.7%
% of population·2024
Published observationOver time
Full published historyWorld2024 · 73.7%
The percentage of people using drinking water from an improved source that is accessible on premises, available when needed and free from fecal and priority chemical contamination. Improved water sources include piped water, boreholes or tubewells, protected dug wells, protected springs, and packaged or delivered water.
151 countries & areas with dataLatest available · years shown in the table
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% of population · Latest available per country; reporting years may differ.
151 with data · 217 countries & areas
| Rank | Country / area | Region | Year | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gibraltar | Europe & Central Asia | 100% | 2024 | |
| 2 | Hong Kong SAR, China | East Asia & Pacific | 100% | 2024 | |
| 3 | Hungary | Europe & Central Asia | 100% | 2024 | |
| 4 | Iceland | Europe & Central Asia | 100% | 2024 | |
| 5 | Kuwait | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 100% | 2024 | |
| 6 | Liechtenstein | Europe & Central Asia | 100% | 2024 | |
| 7 | Macao SAR, China | East Asia & Pacific | 100% | 2024 | |
| 8 | Monaco | Europe & Central Asia | 100% | 2024 | |
| 9 | New Zealand | East Asia & Pacific | 100% | 2024 | |
| 10 | Singapore | East Asia & Pacific | 100% | 2024 | |
| 11 | San Marino | Europe & Central Asia | 100% | 2024 | |
| 12 | Netherlands | Europe & Central Asia | 100% | 2024 | |
| 13 | Denmark | Europe & Central Asia | 99.9% | 2024 | |
| 14 | Germany | Europe & Central Asia | 99.9% | 2024 | |
| 15 | Isle of Man | Europe & Central Asia | 99.9% | 2024 | |
| 16 | Malta | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 99.8% | 2024 | |
| 17 | United Kingdom | Europe & Central Asia | 99.8% | 2024 | |
| 18 | Sweden | Europe & Central Asia | 99.8% | 2024 | |
| 19 | Cyprus | Europe & Central Asia | 99.7% | 2024 | |
| 20 | France | Europe & Central Asia | 99.7% | 2024 | |
| 21 | Luxembourg | Europe & Central Asia | 99.7% | 2024 | |
| 22 | Finland | Europe & Central Asia | 99.6% | 2024 | |
| 23 | Slovenia | Europe & Central Asia | 99.6% | 2024 | |
| 24 | Slovak Republic | Europe & Central Asia | 99.6% | 2024 | |
| 25 | Belgium | Europe & Central Asia | 99.5% | 2024 | |
| 26 | Israel | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 99.5% | 2024 | |
| 27 | Spain | Europe & Central Asia | 99.5% | 2024 | |
| 28 | Korea, Rep. | East Asia & Pacific | 99.3% | 2024 | |
| 29 | Norway | Europe & Central Asia | 99.1% | 2024 | |
| 30 | Estonia | Europe & Central Asia | 98.9% | 2024 | |
| 31 | Puerto Rico (US) | Latin America & Caribbean | 98.9% | 2024 | |
| 32 | Bahrain | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 98.9% | 2024 | |
| 33 | Austria | Europe & Central Asia | 98.9% | 2024 | |
| 34 | Japan | East Asia & Pacific | 98.7% | 2024 | |
| 35 | Virgin Islands (U.S.) | Latin America & Caribbean | 98.7% | 2024 | |
| 36 | United Arab Emirates | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 98.6% | 2024 | |
| 37 | Czechia | Europe & Central Asia | 98.1% | 2024 | |
| 38 | Chile | Latin America & Caribbean | 97.8% | 2024 | |
| 39 | United States | North America | 97.6% | 2024 | |
| 40 | Latvia | Europe & Central Asia | 97% | 2024 | |
| 41 | Canada | North America | 96.9% | 2024 | |
| 42 | New Caledonia | East Asia & Pacific | 96.9% | 2024 | |
| 43 | Italy | Europe & Central Asia | 96.8% | 2024 | |
| 44 | Lithuania | Europe & Central Asia | 96.7% | 2024 | |
| 45 | Switzerland | Europe & Central Asia | 96.7% | 2024 | |
| 46 | Greece | Europe & Central Asia | 96.7% | 2024 | |
| 47 | St. Martin (French part) | Latin America & Caribbean | 96.6% | 2024 | |
| 48 | Bulgaria | Europe & Central Asia | 96.2% | 2024 | |
| 49 | Ireland | Europe & Central Asia | 96.1% | 2024 | |
| 50 | Qatar | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 95.3% | 2024 | |
| 51 | Portugal | Europe & Central Asia | 95.2% | 2024 | |
| 52 | Turkmenistan | Europe & Central Asia | 94.9% | 2024 | |
| 53 | Malaysia | East Asia & Pacific | 94.7% | 2024 | |
| 54 | Iran, Islamic Rep. | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 94.4% | 2024 | |
| 55 | Guam | East Asia & Pacific | 94% | 2024 | |
| 56 | Belarus | Europe & Central Asia | 93.1% | 2024 | |
| 57 | Kazakhstan | Europe & Central Asia | 91.5% | 2024 | |
| 58 | Oman | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 91.1% | 2024 | |
| 59 | Palau | East Asia & Pacific | 90.8% | 2024 | |
| 60 | Andorra | Europe & Central Asia | 90.6% | 2024 | |
| 61 | American Samoa | East Asia & Pacific | 90.5% | 2024 | |
| 62 | French Polynesia | East Asia & Pacific | 90.4% | 2024 | |
| 63 | Grenada | Latin America & Caribbean | 89.9% | 2017 | |
| 64 | Jordan | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 89% | 2024 | |
| 65 | Poland | Europe & Central Asia | 88.7% | 2024 | |
| 66 | Brazil | Latin America & Caribbean | 88.6% | 2024 | |
| 67 | Ukraine | Europe & Central Asia | 87.9% | 2024 | |
| 68 | Croatia | Europe & Central Asia | 87.3% | 2024 | |
| 69 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | Europe & Central Asia | 86.4% | 2024 | |
| 70 | Montenegro | Europe & Central Asia | 85.5% | 2024 | |
| 71 | Romania | Europe & Central Asia | 82.2% | 2024 | |
| 72 | Armenia | Europe & Central Asia | 82.1% | 2024 | |
| 73 | Uzbekistan | Europe & Central Asia | 81.9% | 2024 | |
| 74 | Northern Mariana Islands | East Asia & Pacific | 81.5% | 2024 | |
| 75 | North Macedonia | Europe & Central Asia | 80.8% | 2024 | |
| 76 | West Bank and Gaza | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 80.6% | 2024 | |
| 77 | Costa Rica | Latin America & Caribbean | 80.5% | 2024 | |
| 78 | Morocco | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 80% | 2024 | |
| 79 | Egypt, Arab Rep. | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 78.9% | 2024 | |
| 80 | India | South Asia | 76.4% | 2024 | |
| 81 | Russian Federation | Europe & Central Asia | 76.3% | 2024 | |
| 82 | Moldova | Europe & Central Asia | 75.8% | 2024 | |
| 83 | Serbia | Europe & Central Asia | 75% | 2024 | |
| 84 | Colombia | Latin America & Caribbean | 74.3% | 2024 | |
| 85 | Kyrgyz Republic | Europe & Central Asia | 73.9% | 2024 | |
| 86 | Albania | Europe & Central Asia | 70.8% | 2024 | |
| 87 | Georgia | Europe & Central Asia | 70.5% | 2024 | |
| 88 | Ecuador | Latin America & Caribbean | 69.9% | 2024 | |
| 89 | Trinidad and Tobago | Latin America & Caribbean | 69.4% | 2024 | |
| 90 | Algeria | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 69% | 2024 | |
| 91 | South Africa | Sub-Saharan Africa | 68% | 2024 | |
| 92 | Guyana | Latin America & Caribbean | 67.2% | 2024 | |
| 93 | Korea, Dem. People's Rep. | East Asia & Pacific | 66.6% | 2023 | |
| 94 | Bhutan | South Asia | 65.6% | 2024 | |
| 95 | Honduras | Latin America & Caribbean | 65.5% | 2024 | |
| 96 | Tajikistan | Europe & Central Asia | 65.1% | 2024 | |
| 97 | Tunisia | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 65% | 2024 | |
| 98 | Seychelles | Sub-Saharan Africa | 64.7% | 2024 | |
| 99 | Paraguay | Latin America & Caribbean | 64.4% | 2024 | |
| 100 | Botswana | Sub-Saharan Africa | 63.3% | 2024 | |
| 101 | Samoa | East Asia & Pacific | 62.5% | 2024 | |
| 102 | Iraq | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 59.8% | 2024 | |
| 103 | Myanmar | East Asia & Pacific | 59.7% | 2024 | |
| 104 | Bangladesh | South Asia | 59.1% | 2024 | |
| 105 | Viet Nam | East Asia & Pacific | 58.6% | 2024 | |
| 106 | Azerbaijan | Europe & Central Asia | 57.8% | 2024 | |
| 107 | Suriname | Latin America & Caribbean | 55.8% | 2024 | |
| 108 | Peru | Latin America & Caribbean | 49.4% | 2024 | |
| 109 | Guatemala | Latin America & Caribbean | 48.8% | 2024 | |
| 110 | Philippines | East Asia & Pacific | 48.5% | 2024 | |
| 111 | Gambia, The | Sub-Saharan Africa | 48.2% | 2024 | |
| 112 | Lebanon | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 47.7% | 2024 | |
| 113 | Turks and Caicos Islands | Latin America & Caribbean | 47% | 2024 | |
| 114 | Sri Lanka | South Asia | 46.9% | 2024 | |
| 115 | Congo, Rep. | Sub-Saharan Africa | 45.9% | 2021 | |
| 116 | Dominican Republic | Latin America & Caribbean | 45.3% | 2024 | |
| 117 | Pakistan | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 45% | 2024 | |
| 118 | Mongolia | East Asia & Pacific | 43.4% | 2024 | |
| 119 | Mexico | Latin America & Caribbean | 43% | 2024 | |
| 120 | Ghana | Sub-Saharan Africa | 42.9% | 2024 | |
| 121 | Fiji | East Asia & Pacific | 42.1% | 2024 | |
| 122 | Eswatini | Sub-Saharan Africa | 38.2% | 2024 | |
| 123 | Sao Tome and Principe | Sub-Saharan Africa | 36.7% | 2024 | |
| 124 | Cote d'Ivoire | Sub-Saharan Africa | 36.4% | 2024 | |
| 125 | Lao PDR | East Asia & Pacific | 35.2% | 2024 | |
| 126 | Tanzania | Sub-Saharan Africa | 31.3% | 2024 | |
| 127 | Lesotho | Sub-Saharan Africa | 31.3% | 2024 | |
| 128 | Afghanistan | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 30.6% | 2024 | |
| 129 | Indonesia | East Asia & Pacific | 30.5% | 2024 | |
| 130 | Cambodia | East Asia & Pacific | 30% | 2024 | |
| 131 | Nigeria | Sub-Saharan Africa | 29.9% | 2024 | |
| 132 | Tonga | East Asia & Pacific | 29.6% | 2024 | |
| 133 | Mozambique | Sub-Saharan Africa | 27.5% | 2024 | |
| 134 | Senegal | Sub-Saharan Africa | 27.2% | 2024 | |
| 135 | Zimbabwe | Sub-Saharan Africa | 25.5% | 2024 | |
| 136 | Guinea-Bissau | Sub-Saharan Africa | 24% | 2024 | |
| 137 | Madagascar | Sub-Saharan Africa | 22.1% | 2024 | |
| 138 | Togo | Sub-Saharan Africa | 20.5% | 2024 | |
| 139 | Vanuatu | East Asia & Pacific | 19.2% | 2024 | |
| 140 | Naoero | East Asia & Pacific | 18.7% | 2024 | |
| 141 | Malawi | Sub-Saharan Africa | 18.2% | 2024 | |
| 142 | Uganda | Sub-Saharan Africa | 18.1% | 2024 | |
| 143 | Benin | Sub-Saharan Africa | 17.7% | 2024 | |
| 144 | Nepal | South Asia | 16.5% | 2024 | |
| 145 | Kiribati | East Asia & Pacific | 15.1% | 2024 | |
| 146 | Ethiopia | Sub-Saharan Africa | 13.5% | 2024 | |
| 147 | Congo, Dem. Rep. | Sub-Saharan Africa | 11.9% | 2024 | |
| 148 | Sierra Leone | Sub-Saharan Africa | 10.9% | 2024 | |
| 149 | Tuvalu | East Asia & Pacific | 8.7% | 2024 | |
| 150 | Chad | Sub-Saharan Africa | 6.3% | 2024 | |
| 151 | Central African Republic | Sub-Saharan Africa | 6.2% | 2024 | |
| — | Angola | Sub-Saharan Africa | No data | — | |
| — | Antigua and Barbuda | Latin America & Caribbean | No data | — | |
| — | Argentina | Latin America & Caribbean | No data | — | |
| — | Aruba | Latin America & Caribbean | No data | — | |
| — | Australia | East Asia & Pacific | No data | — | |
| — | Bahamas, The | Latin America & Caribbean | No data | — | |
| — | Barbados | Latin America & Caribbean | No data | — | |
| — | Belize | Latin America & Caribbean | No data | — | |
| — | Bermuda | North America | No data | — | |
| — | Bolivia | Latin America & Caribbean | No data | — | |
| — | British Virgin Islands | Latin America & Caribbean | No data | — | |
| — | Brunei Darussalam | East Asia & Pacific | No data | — | |
| — | Burkina Faso | Sub-Saharan Africa | No data | — | |
| — | Burundi | Sub-Saharan Africa | No data | — | |
| — | Cabo Verde | Sub-Saharan Africa | No data | — | |
| — | Cameroon | Sub-Saharan Africa | No data | — | |
| — | Cayman Islands | Latin America & Caribbean | No data | — | |
| — | Channel Islands | Europe & Central Asia | No data | — | |
| — | China | East Asia & Pacific | No data | — | |
| — | Comoros | Sub-Saharan Africa | No data | — | |
| — | Cuba | Latin America & Caribbean | No data | — | |
| — | Curacao | Latin America & Caribbean | No data | — | |
| — | Djibouti | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | No data | — | |
| — | Dominica | Latin America & Caribbean | No data | — | |
| — | El Salvador | Latin America & Caribbean | No data | — | |
| — | Equatorial Guinea | Sub-Saharan Africa | No data | — | |
| — | Eritrea | Sub-Saharan Africa | No data | — | |
| — | Faroe Islands | Europe & Central Asia | No data | — | |
| — | Gabon | Sub-Saharan Africa | No data | — | |
| — | Greenland | Europe & Central Asia | No data | — | |
| — | Guinea | Sub-Saharan Africa | No data | — | |
| — | Haiti | Latin America & Caribbean | No data | — | |
| — | Jamaica | Latin America & Caribbean | No data | — | |
| — | Kenya | Sub-Saharan Africa | No data | — | |
| — | Kosovo | Europe & Central Asia | No data | — | |
| — | Liberia | Sub-Saharan Africa | No data | — | |
| — | Libya | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | No data | — | |
| — | Maldives | South Asia | No data | — | |
| — | Mali | Sub-Saharan Africa | No data | — | |
| — | Marshall Islands | East Asia & Pacific | No data | — | |
| — | Mauritania | Sub-Saharan Africa | No data | — | |
| — | Mauritius | Sub-Saharan Africa | No data | — | |
| — | Micronesia, Fed. Sts. | East Asia & Pacific | No data | — | |
| — | Namibia | Sub-Saharan Africa | No data | — | |
| — | Nicaragua | Latin America & Caribbean | No data | — | |
| — | Niger | Sub-Saharan Africa | No data | — | |
| — | Panama | Latin America & Caribbean | No data | — | |
| — | Papua New Guinea | East Asia & Pacific | No data | — | |
| — | Rwanda | Sub-Saharan Africa | No data | — | |
| — | Saudi Arabia | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | No data | — | |
| — | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | Latin America & Caribbean | No data | — | |
| — | Solomon Islands | East Asia & Pacific | No data | — | |
| — | Somalia, Fed. Rep. | Sub-Saharan Africa | No data | — | |
| — | South Sudan | Sub-Saharan Africa | No data | — | |
| — | St. Kitts and Nevis | Latin America & Caribbean | No data | — | |
| — | St. Lucia | Latin America & Caribbean | No data | — | |
| — | St. Vincent and the Grenadines | Latin America & Caribbean | No data | — | |
| — | Sudan | Sub-Saharan Africa | No data | — | |
| — | Syrian Arab Republic | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | No data | — | |
| — | Thailand | East Asia & Pacific | No data | — | |
| — | Timor-Leste | East Asia & Pacific | No data | — | |
| — | Turkiye | Europe & Central Asia | No data | — | |
| — | Uruguay | Latin America & Caribbean | No data | — | |
| — | Venezuela, RB | Latin America & Caribbean | No data | — | |
| — | Yemen, Rep. | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | No data | — | |
| — | Zambia | Sub-Saharan Africa | No data | — |